Columbia Workshop
Air Raid
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Columbia Workshop was an experimental radio series that brought original dramas and adaptations to the air, using the possibilities of radio as part of the storytelling. Its productions ranged across subjects and styles, with sound and performance shaping the listener’s experience.
“Air Raid,” dated October 27, 1938, is presented as a dramatic radio work. The title suggests a focus on the threat of an air attack, a subject that lends itself to suspense and to the intimate, immediate effects of sound in a broadcast drama.
The series is remembered for treating radio as a creative medium rather than simply a stage for spoken dialogue. Listeners can expect a crafted dramatic presentation in which voices and audio atmosphere carry the story.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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